About this Policy

afootwego.com (aka afootwego) is committed to providing quality services to you and this PRIVACY POLICY outlines our ongoing obligations to you in respect of how we may collect and manage your Personal Information.

We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the (Australian Commonwealth) Privacy Act 1988. These Privacy Principles govern the way in which we collect, use, disclose, store, secure and dispose of your Personal Information.

A copy of the Australian Privacy Principles may be obtained from the website of The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at http://www.oaic.gov.au

Please read this PRIVACY POLICY carefully before you start to use the afootwego.com website. By providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to the terms of this PRIVACY POLICY and the types of disclosure covered by this Policy.

If you do not want to agree to this PRIVACY POLICY, you must not access or use the website.

Personal Information

Personal Information is information we hold which is identifiable as being about you. Examples of Personal Information we collect will include names and email addresses.

Personal Information does not include anonymous information, such as the type of browser or device being used.

When you browse the afootwego.com website, you do so anonymously. We may log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of where in the world you are, which part of our website you visit, and how long you spend there. We do not link your IP address to any personal information.

Collection and use of Personal Information

afootwego.com will, from time to time, receive and store personal information you enter on the afootwego.com website, provide to us directly, or give to us in other forms.

Personal information is only collected in situations where you have consented.

We may use your Personal Information for purposes such as the following:

1. to deliver services that you request;
2. to make the afootwego.com website easier for you to use;
3. to enable us to improve our products and services, and better understand your needs;
4. to help us create and publish content most relevant to you;
5. to alert you of offers, updated information, product upgrades, and other special or new services;
6. to provide feedback to an online survey;
7. to announce promotional offers.

At all times we try to collect only the information we need for the particular function or activity we are carrying out.

When we collect Personal Information, where possible, we will explain why we are collecting the information and how we plan to use it.

You may unsubscribe (unjoin, or cancel) from our mailing/marketing lists at any time by either by tapping/clicking the Unsubscribe link in emails, or by contacting us (see below).

Security of your Personal Information

The transmission and exchange of Personal Information provided by you is carried out at your own risk.

Your Personal Information is stored in a manner that reasonably protects it from misuse and loss and from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. While we use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Personal Information that we collect may be stored, processed in or transferred between parties located in countries outside of Australia. These countries include but are not limited to the United States of America (USA).

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to delete or permanently de-identify your Personal Information.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Your Personal Information may be disclosed in a number of circumstances including the following:

1. to third parties, where you consent to the use or disclosure; and
2. where required or authorised by law.

Where we disclose your Personal Information to third parties, we will request that the third party follow this Policy regarding handling your personal information.

Accessing and Correcting your Personal Information

It is important to us that your Personal Information is up to date. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that your Personal Information is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Australian Privacy Principles 12 and 13) you have the right to ask for access to personal information that we hold about you, and ask that we correct that Personal Information.

If you are within the EU or the European Economic Area (EEA), in accordance with the provisions of the EU GDPR 2018, you have the following rights regarding personal information that we hold about you:

1. the right to be informed,
2. the right of access,
3. the right to rectification,
4. the right to erasure,
5. the right to restrict processing,
6. the right to data portability,
7. the right to object, and
8. rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.

If you are a resident of the USA, your state may have enacted privacy laws, such as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA 2020). These give you the right to know what data is being collected (about you), whether it is being on-sold, and to opt-out from having your data processed.

If you wish to access your Personal Information, or believe that any information we hold on you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us.

afootwego.com will not charge any fee for your access request, but may charge an administrative fee for providing a copy of your Personal Information.

In order to protect your Personal Information, please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such a request.

APP 12 of the Australian Privacy Act 1988 outlines certain circumstance under which we may refuse to provide you with information that we hold about you.

Data Erasure

We do not hold your Personal Information for longer than is necessary; when we no longer have any use for your data, it is deleted or de-identified.

Email addresses on our email lists, and related necessary information (First name, Last name, email address, etc.) can be deleted upon request, on the understanding that this may affect the quality of future service received, your experience of our website products and services, and ability for you to correctly access or otherwise receive our website products and services.

Deletion of Personal Information as above in no way absolves you of any prior agreements or commitments regarding our website products and services.

Use of Cookies

The afootwego.com website is not set up to track, collect or distribute personal information. This website may generate certain kinds of non-identifying site usage data, such as number of hits and visits to the site. This information is used for internal purposes only. Such statistical data contains no Personal Information and cannot be used to gather such information.

This website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. While most web browsers automatically accept cookies by default, you can modify your browser setting to ask your permission before accepting a cookie if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the websites you visit.

Links to other websites

This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave this website and to read the privacy statements of any other website that collects personally identifiable information.

Your Choices

Your choices about how we use your Personal Information:

1. Communication: You can opt-out of email programs by tapping/clicking the Unsubscribe link in emails.
2. Cookies: You may reject the use of cookies and continue to use this website, but you accept that your experience may be diminished.
3. Email addresses: You can request that any email addresses that we hold for you be deleted by contacting us. You will need to prove your identity for this to be completed.

Privacy Policy Complaints and Enquiries

If you have any queries or complaints about our PRIVACY POLICY please contact us (see below).

Policy Updates

We may update or change this PRIVACY POLICY in the future as/when our information handling practices change. All Updates will be effective immediately upon our posting the changes on this website or advising them through email. Please check back from time to time to review our PRIVACY POLICY.

How to Contact Us

Thank you for reading our PRIVACY POLICY. If you have any questions relating to this Policy, please email us, using the link below:

Change log

First published: 26 January 2024.